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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
127 AM CDT THU APR 10 2014

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 9 2014...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2014


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         76    356 PM  86    1977  60     16       70       
  MINIMUM         32    613 AM  19    1997  39     -7       43       
                                      1928                          
  AVERAGE         54                        49      5       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.54 1919   0.11  -0.11     0.61    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.22                      0.92  -0.70     0.83    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.85                      3.22  -2.37     2.51    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.19                      5.50  -2.31     5.36    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          10.3  1973   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.1                       0.8   -0.7      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      5.7                       6.0   -0.3      9.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     47.6                      34.3   13.3     48.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                        16     -5        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  181                       158     23      146       
  SINCE MAR 1   1111                       954    157     1118       
  SINCE JUL 1   6418                      5785    633     5475       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         1     -1        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    72           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     16           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    44                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        92      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        20      1989                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 10 2014.........SUNRISE   643 AM CDT   SUNSET   750 PM CDT   
APRIL 11 2014.........SUNRISE   641 AM CDT   SUNSET   751 PM CDT   

                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          




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